It might be argued as simple misfeasance, or nonfeasance.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kansas story - Calvert not really "legal counsel" for the ID Minority - The Panda's Thumb] Reference

SIMON: And we'll get to nonfeasance by the end of the show.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 11, 2004] Reference

"Saves me the embarrassment of pleading guilty to nonfeasance.".    From Wordnik.com.  [A different flesh]

Malfeasance and nonfeasance don't begin to cover what happened here.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Law Professor's View of the Bailout by Madame Defarge] Reference

If you or I were doing it, it would probably be called misfeasance or nonfeasance.    From Wordnik.com.  [Report: Retiree health care plans 'time bomb'] Reference

And if we put up with this nonfeasance on the part of our legislators, what then about us?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Students Engage in "Day of Resistance" on March 20th] Reference

The failures include numerous instances of misfeasance, nonfeasance and violations of state election law in five distinct areas.    From Wordnik.com.  ['Daily Voting News' For March 23, 2007] Reference

He is guilty of nonfeasance and fiduciary neglect.    From Wordnik.com.  [Blue Mass. Group - Front Page] Reference

IrishEDP nonfeasance = what the two FDNY personnel who were on.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference

As professionals, we should not be easily excused from our nonfeasance.    From Wordnik.com.  [Patent Law Blog (Patently-O)] Reference

These people should be investigated for their mis, mal and nonfeasance.    From Wordnik.com.  [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference

Washington is ever fired, no matter how egregious the nonfeasance of underlings.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Business News] Reference

Daily News-expose of health officials 'nonfeasance on cancer tests for poor women.    From Wordnik.com.  [Extra! Extra!] Reference

County constable and chairman of the ethics board, which raised the nonfeasance claim.    From Wordnik.com.  [azcentral.com | news] Reference

Holton is charged with bribery, perjury, malfeasance in office and nonfeasance in office.    From Wordnik.com.  [Freep.com - RSS] Reference

Holton, 48, is charged with bribery, perjury, malfeasance in office and nonfeasance in office.    From Wordnik.com.  [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference

The total lack of financial controls, separation of duties and governing nonfeasance says a lot.    From Wordnik.com.  [courierpress.com Stories] Reference

"We have run the risk of being viewed as an accomplice to Congress' fiscal nonfeasance," he said.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Seattle Times] Reference

As such, corruption, incompetency, nonfeasance, and malfeasance are simply viewed as human foibles.    From Wordnik.com.  [Forbes.com: News] Reference

Lovell claims that the Grand Jury's comments on malfeasance and nonfeasance were likely directed at Crawford.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tahoe Daily Tribune - Top Stories] Reference

But what have New Yorkers been if not blindsided by incessant malfeasance and nonfeasance in the state capital?.    From Wordnik.com.  [NYT > Home Page]

I can't see any way that R2K could work a deal that wouldn't involve a public admission of mis, mal or nonfeasance.    From Wordnik.com.  [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference

It wasn't a case of municipal malfeasance and no, it wasn't even a case of a little bit of misfeasance or nonfeasance.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Gazette-Enterprise: News] Reference

The fact is, nobody of a certain rank in Washington is ever fired, no matter how egregious the nonfeasance of underlings.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Business News] Reference

How come the Justice Department isn't also suing state and federal agencies and their officers for malfeasance and nonfeasance?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Forbes.com: News] Reference

Activity that falls in this category is no longer limited to simple nonfeasance -- failing to do the job they were elected and paid to do.    From Wordnik.com.  [KeysNews.com -] Reference

"for neglect of duty, malfeasance, misfeasance or nonfeasance in office.".    From Wordnik.com. Reference

It is misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance in the conduct of the office. ".    From Wordnik.com.  [Obstructing Justice, When Does It Apply?] Reference

Errata or the maladministration, but the malfeasance, misfeasance, nonfeasance.    From Wordnik.com.  [Army Rumour Service] Reference

That’s not what I’d call “judicial tyranny”; it’s more a case of “judicial nonfeasance”.“.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Destroying the Constitution’s Structure is not Constitutional] Reference

His punishment for nonfeasance?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The EU Faces Another Crucial Crisis: Its Determination to Be Ineffectual] Reference

Misfeasance/malfeasance vs. nonfeasance.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Naomi Klein’s “Economic Disaster”:] Reference

2008 forms -- one more act of nonfeasance.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brad Boydston] Reference

Malfeasance, misfeasance, unfeasance, nonfeasance and don’t forget dumbfeasance.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lean Left » Blog Archive » Is Incompetence Cause for Impeachment?] Reference